Elemental diets for liver diseases

Abstract

An elemental diet of amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An elemental diet which comprises essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals together with alanine, arginine, glycine, histidine, proline and serine in such composition as shown below:   ______________________________________                                    
Mole %                                                                    
       Amino Acid                                                         
                Mole %                                                    
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       Isoleucine                                                         
                13.25-16.19                                               
       Leucine  16.25-19.87                                               
       Valine   13.86-16.94                                               
       Lysine   5.36-6.55                                                 
       Methionine                                                         
                0.79-0.97                                                 
       Phenylalanine                                                      
                0.71-0.87                                                 
       Threonine                                                          
                3.68-4.50                                                 
       Tryptophan                                                         
                0.27-0.33                                                 
       Alanine  11.04-13.50                                               
       Arginine 10.02-12.24                                               
       Glycine  5.76-7.04                                                 
       Histidine                                                          
                1.99-2.43                                                 
       Proline  4.56-5.58                                                 
       Serine   2.46-3.00                                                 
       Total    100                                                       
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       2. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising an amino acid content of from about 10% to 20% by weight. 
     
     
       3. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising dextrin. 
     
     
       4. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising monosaccharides or oligosaccharides in an amount of about 70% to 80% by weight. 
     
     
       5. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising soybean oil, corn oil, or cotton seed oil in an amount of about 2% to 4% by weight. 
     
     
       6. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising Vitamin A, Vitamin B 1 , Vitamin B 6 , Vitamin B 12 , Vitamin C, Vitamin D 2 , Vitamin E, Vitamin K 1 , calcium pantothenate, nicotinic acid amide, biotin, folic acid, or choline bitartrate in a total amount of from 100 mg to 200 mg per 100 g of said elemental diet. 
     
     
       7. The elemental diet of claim 1 further comprising iron gluconate dihydrate, copper sulfate pentahydrate, zinc sulfate heptahydrate, potassium gluconate, potassium chloride, potassium iodine, sodium citrate dihydrate, calcium glycerophosphate, or magnesium sulfate heptahydrate in a total amount of from about 4,000 mg to 7,000 mg per 100 g of said elemental diet. 
     
     
       8. The elemental diet of claim 7 further comprising from about 1,500 mg to 2,500 mg of potassium gluconate per 100 g of said elemental diet. 
     
     
       9. The elemental diet of claim 7 further comprising from about 500 mg to 1,000 mg of potassium chloride per 100 g of said elemental diet.